# BoardGameGeek MCP Server (oci · docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1)

BoardGameGeek MCP server providing access to BGG API data through standardized tools

- Trust score: 42/100 (low)
- Change this week: −5
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- oci · `docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1`: 42/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp/docker-io-kdaniel-bgg-mcp-1-6-1.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp/docker-io-kdaniel-bgg-mcp-1-6-1)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `oci`
- Package: `docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 0/100
  - Malware scan not yet available for this package.
  - CVE data not yet available for this package.
  - Install-script risk not yet assessed.
  - Dependency-health data not yet available.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 171 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 85/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 1282 tokens (~106/item across 12 items; 10 tools + 2 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 60/100
  - Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28.

**Unverified: 1 category.** A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp -- docker run --rm -i docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp -- docker run --rm -i docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "docker",
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp:
    command: "docker"
    args: ["run", "--rm", "-i", "docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-02 (score 42, +3)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.20

### 2026-08-01 (score 39, −8)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-27 (score 47, +36)

- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → 100
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: fail
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: excellent
- [functional] First check of Tool coverage: 100
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: pass

### 2026-07-26 (score 11)

First indexed and scored.

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

## MCP tools (10)

### `bgg-collection` (~444 tokens)

Query a user's board game collection on BoardGameGeek (BGG). Returns all matching games by default. Use the filter parameters to narrow results (e.g. owned, wishlist, rated, play count).

Input parameters:

- `fortrade` (boolean): Filters for games that are marked for trade in the collection
- `hasparts` (boolean): Filters for games that have spare parts or not in the collection
- `maxbggrating` (number): Filters based on the maximum global BoardGameGeek (BGG) rating of the games in the collection
- `maxplays` (number): Filters based on the maximum number of plays of the games in the collection
- `maxrating` (number): Filters based on the maximum personal rating of the games in the collection
- `minbggrating` (number): Filters based on the minimum global BoardGameGeek (BGG) rating of the games in the collection
- `minplays` (number): Filters based on the minimum number of plays of the games in the collection
- `minrating` (number): Filters based on the minimum personal rating of the games in the collection
- `owned` (boolean): Filters for owned games in the collection (default: true if no ownership filters specified)
- `played` (boolean): Filters for games that have recorded plays in the collection
- `preordered` (boolean): Filters for preordered games in the collection
- `rated` (boolean): Filters for games that are rated in the collection
- `subtype` (string): Filter by game type: 'boardgame' for base games only (excludes expansions), 'boardgameexpansion' for expansions only
- `username` (string, required): The username of the BoardGameGeek (BGG) user who owns the collection. When the user refers to themselves (me, my, I), use 'SELF' as the value.
- `wanttobuy` (boolean): Filters for games that the user wants to buy in the collection
- `wanttoplay` (boolean): Filters for games that the user wants to play in the collection
- `wishlist` (boolean): Filters for wishlisted games in the collection

### `bgg-details` (~163 tokens)

Get detailed information about board games on BoardGameGeek (BGG). Use 'name' for a single game lookup by name, 'id' for a single game lookup by BGG ID, or 'ids' to fetch multiple games at once. Only provide one of these parameters.

Input parameters:

- `id` (number): The BoardGameGeek ID of a single board game. Preferred over 'name' when the ID is already known.
- `ids` (array): Array of BoardGameGeek IDs for fetching multiple games in a single request (maximum 20). Use this instead of 'id' when you need details for more than one game.
- `name` (string): The name of the board game to look up. Use this when you only have the game's name.

### `bgg-hot` (~25 tokens)

Find the current trending board game hotness on BoardGameGeek (BGG)

### `bgg-price` (~76 tokens)

Get current prices for board games from multiple retailers using BGG IDs

Input parameters:

- `currency` (string): Currency code (default: USD)
- `destination` (string): Destination country (default: US)
- `ids` (string, required): Comma-separated BGG IDs (e.g., '12,844,2096,13857')

### `bgg-recommender` (~108 tokens)

Get game recommendations similar to a specific board game. Provide either 'name' or 'id', not both.

Input parameters:

- `id` (number): BoardGameGeek (BGG) ID of the game to base recommendations on. Preferred over 'name' when already known.
- `min_votes` (number): Minimum votes threshold for recommendation quality (default: 30)
- `name` (string): Name of the game to base recommendations on. Use when the BGG ID is not known.

### `bgg-rules` (~108 tokens)

Use this tool when users ask rules questions about board games (e.g., 'How does X work?', 'Can I do Y?', 'What happens when Z?'). Searches BoardGameGeek rules forums to find answers and clarifications from the community.

Input parameters:

- `id` (number): The BoardGameGeek ID of the board game. Preferred over 'name' when already known.
- `name` (string): The name of the board game. Use when the BGG ID is not known.

### `bgg-search` (~98 tokens)

Search for board games on BoardGameGeek (BGG) by name or part of a name using a broad search (e.g., 'Catan', 'Ticket to Ride')

Input parameters:

- `limit` (number): Maximum number of results to return (default: 30)
- `query` (string, required): Game name to search for on BoardGameGeek (BGG)
- `type` (string): Filter results by game type (default: all)

### `bgg-thread-details` (~56 tokens)

Get full content of a specific BoardGameGeek forum thread, including all posts and replies. Use this after finding relevant threads with bgg-rules.

Input parameters:

- `thread_id` (number, required): The BoardGameGeek thread ID to fetch

### `bgg-trade-finder` (~89 tokens)

Find what games user1 owns that user2 has on their wishlist. Shows potential trading opportunities.

Input parameters:

- `user1` (string, required): BGG username whose collection will be checked. When the user refers to themselves (me, my, I), use 'SELF' as the value.
- `user2` (string, required): BGG username whose wishlist will be checked against user1's collection

### `bgg-user` (~63 tokens)

Find details about a specific user on BoardGameGeek (BGG)

Input parameters:

- `username` (string, required): The username of the BoardGameGeek (BGG) user. When the user refers to themselves (me, my, I), use 'SELF' as the value.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp/docker-io-kdaniel-bgg-mcp-1-6-1#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 42
- 2026-08-02: 42
- 2026-08-01: 39
- 2026-07-31: 47
- 2026-07-30: 47
- 2026-07-28: 47
- 2026-07-27: 47
- 2026-07-26: 11

## Links

- Repository: https://github.com/kkjdaniel/bgg-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp/docker-io-kdaniel-bgg-mcp-1-6-1/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp/docker-io-kdaniel-bgg-mcp-1-6-1/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp/docker-io-kdaniel-bgg-mcp-1-6-1